2016 Labour Party leadership election
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The 2016 Labour Party leadership election was a contest within the UK Labour Party, triggered by internal dissent against leader Jeremy Corbyn and resulting in his re-election against challenger Owen Smith.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Labour Party leadership election
ⓘ
United Kingdom internal party leadership election ⓘ |
| ballotClosingDate | 2016-09-21 ⓘ |
| ballotOpeningDate | 2016-08-22 ⓘ |
| ballotsCast | 506438 ⓘ |
| campaignPositionOfOwenSmith | soft Brexit and opposition to austerity ⓘ |
| campaignSloganOfJeremyCorbyn | Straight talking, honest politics ⓘ |
| cause |
mass resignations from the Shadow Cabinet
ⓘ
vote of no confidence in Jeremy Corbyn ⓘ |
| challenger | Owen Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| context | aftermath of the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| electoralCollegeUsed | no ⓘ |
| electorate |
Labour Party affiliated supporters
ⓘ
Labour Party members ⓘ Labour Party registered supporters ⓘ |
| endDate | 2016-09-24 ⓘ |
| followedBy | 2020 Labour Party leadership election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | 2015 Labour Party leadership election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCandidate |
Jeremy Corbyn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Owen Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentLeaderDuringElection | Jeremy Corbyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locationOfResultAnnouncement | Liverpool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loser | Owen Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainOpponentOfJeremyCorbyn | Owen Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverageBy |
BBC News
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Daily Telegraph NERFINISHED ⓘ The Guardian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedByMajorityOfParliamentaryLabourParty | true ⓘ |
| organisedBy | Labour Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyWingAssociatedWithJeremyCorbyn | Labour left NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyWingAssociatedWithOwenSmith | Labour soft left NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| percentageForJeremyCorbyn | 61.8% ⓘ |
| percentageForOwenSmith | 38.2% ⓘ |
| predecessorLeader | Jeremy Corbyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reaffirmedMandateFor | Jeremy Corbyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | 2016 vote of no confidence in Jeremy Corbyn ⓘ |
| resultAnnouncedAt | Labour Party special conference in Liverpool ⓘ |
| resultDate | 2016-09-24 ⓘ |
| startDate | 2016-07-11 ⓘ |
| successorLeader | Jeremy Corbyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| triggeredBy | internal dissent against Jeremy Corbyn ⓘ |
| turnout | 77.6% ⓘ |
| typeOfElection | party leadership contest ⓘ |
| votingMethod | preferential ballot ⓘ |
| votingSystem | one member one vote ⓘ |
| winner | Jeremy Corbyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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